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Hiroshi Nishikiori

Hiroshi Nishikiori

Director · Born May 20, 1966 (60) · Kyoto, Japan

Hiroshi Nishikiori (Japanese: 錦織博, born May 20, 1966) is a Japanese anime director from Kyoto, Japan. He debuted in 1999 with I'm Gonna Be An Angel! Two years later, he directed Angelic Layer, which won the Animation Kobe in the television category. In 2002, he directed the anime adaptation of Azumanga Daioh. He was also the casting director and storyboard artist of the anime and contributed to The Very Short Movie by directing, writing the screenplay, and drawing the storyboard. From 2008 to 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of A Certain Magical Index, as well as its theatrical film, A Certain Magical Index: The Movie – The Miracle of Endymion. In 2020, he directed From Argonavis. He has also worked on such anime series as Love Hina, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and Negima!, most frequently as a storyboard artist. Sources: Wikipedia, Fandom

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 20, 1966 (60)
From
Kyoto, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 47% in 30 days

What are Hiroshi Nishikiori's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
41%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Power
3%
Survival
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
4
Joyful
3
Tense
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hiroshi Nishikiori's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroshi Nishikiori's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

39 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Honey Lemon Soda(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Dandadan(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Delico's Nursery(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD(2023)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Trigun Stampede(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Beastars(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Storyboarding

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Trinity Seven The Movie 2: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Monster Strike the Movie: Sora no Kanata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director

  • Dances with the Dragons(2018)

    Show Creator

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl(2017)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Schoolgirl Strikers: Animation Channel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director

  • Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Trinity Seven(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Production Design · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Non Non Biyori(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Gekijouban Toaru majutsu no indekkusu: Endyumion no kiseki(2013)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Magic Tree House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Detective Opera Milky Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • A Certain Magical Index(2008)

    Show 74 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Battle Spirits: Shonen Toppa Bashin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 50 episodes · Storyboard

  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Slayers Ayashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

  • Jyu oh sei(2006)

    Show 11 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Madam is a Magical Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator · Series Director

  • The Melody of Oblivion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director

  • Kaiketsu Zorori (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Yumemiru Budo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 11 episodes · Actor

  • Azumanga Daioh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

  • Alien Nine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Battle Doll: Angelic Layer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Dorami-chan & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Love Hina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Creator · Screenplay · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist

  • Outlaw Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · Storyboard

  • Revolutionary Girl Utena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Super Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 51 episodes · Director

  • Eleceed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Series Director

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD (2023)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Dandadan (2024)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 39: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting25 of 39: 12 only directing, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thWriting6 of 39: 2 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew23 of 39: 10 only other crew, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

39 titles, 14 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2010s12 · crew2020s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hiroshi Nishikiori's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · director

IDOLiSH7 Movie: LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD (2023)

91st percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Dandadan (2024)

Midcredits 95th · 89% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hiroshi Nishikiori work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroshi Nishikiori's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ayane Sakura shares the most, 4.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers